Laurea in Studi Interculturali

Intercultural Studies Major

Students who major in intercultural studies must earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The major includes 30 semester hours of coursework.

Students who major in intercultural studies are required to take a minor. A minor in any area of the arts, humanities, or sciences is recommended (i.e., philosophy, history, English, communication, theatre, Spanish, mathematics, biology, chemistry).

To fulfill language requirements, the student may elect any one of the following options: 1) 12 hours of Greek, 2) 12 hours of Hebrew, 3) six hours of Greek and six hours of Hebrew, or 4) 12 hours in a modern language (i.e., Spanish). Also, in fulfilling core curriculum requirements, students must take PHI 201 (introduction to philosophy), one psychology course, one course from sociology, political science, or economics, and six hours of literature with an ENG prefix (i.e., ENG 211-212).

The institution that is now William Carey University had its earliest origins in Poplarville, Mississippi, when the noted educator W. I. Thames opened Pearl River Boarding School in 1892. As did many institutions of its day, Pearl River Boarding School offered “elementary, preparatory and some college work. Operating for decades as Mississippi Woman's College, the institution was renamed in honor of the founder of modern missions in 1954 when the school became coeducational.

William Carey University is located on three campuses in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Biloxi, Mississippi, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

• The main campus is in Hattiesburg and is set on 170 acres.
• The Tradition Campus is located in Biloxi on Highway 67 in the Tradition community.
• The Baton Rouge campus is located within Baton Rouge General Hospital.